Small and medium-sized companies have long relied on banks to fund their growth. But in recent years, regulatory capital pressures have forced companies of this size to look outside the conventional ...

A man and a woman choose from an array of credit cards and dollar banknotes, 1979. (Photo by Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images) Private credit — direct lending to businesses outside the public bond ...

This article was written by Jerome Barkate, Nakul Nair, Zane Van Dusen, and Scott Coulter. We are witnessing a remarkable period in the credit markets. Following years of accommodative monetary ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...